Cleveland Memory
Skip to content home : browse : advanced search : order prints : preferences : my favorites : about : help   
  Cleveland Memory
 
Search results for Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland... > 1939   
Refine your search
Type
Black-and-white Photog... (36)
Figures (Illustrations... (1)
Transparencies (1)

Creator
Bottomer, Fred (7)
Filkins, Byron (4)
Thomas, James (2)
Meli, James (2)
Kneal, Walter (1)

results 1-20 of 37 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
select all : clear all : add to favorites
 Image: Title: Subject: Description:
1. Main Avenue Bridge looking west, 1939 Main Avenue Bridge looking west, 1939 State Route 2 (Ohio); Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Main Ave. Bridge; Bridge construction; Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Main Avenue Bridge looking west, shortly before the opening of the bridge in October 1939.
2. Main Avenue Bridge Construction Main Avenue Bridge Construction Bridges; Main Avenue Bridge; Construction; Main Street Swing Bridge over the Cuyahoga River (Cleveland, Ohio); Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio)
3. Crowds celebrate and pack the bridge during the opening of the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Crowds celebrate and pack the bridge during the opening of the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Bridges; Cleveland Memorial Shoreway; Celebrations; Dedications; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Main Ave. Bridge; State Route 2 (Ohio) "Looking west on the Main Avenue Bridge. The celebration is over."--photo verso.
4. View of the new Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 View of the new Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Bridges; Main Ave. Bridge; Cleveland Memorial Shoreway; State Route 2 (Ohio); Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Lake Erie; Bridge Number One Swing Bridge (Cleveland, Ohio); Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge Number 464 (Cleveland, Ohio); Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridges A large stretch of the new Main Avenue Bridge is visible with Lake Erie in the background.
5. Steel workers construct Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Steel workers construct Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Main Ave. Bridge; Bridges; Iron & steel workers; Bridge construction; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Main Avenue Bridge construction. Construction workers balance among the beams high above the Cuyahoga River while working.
6. The men who built the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 The men who built the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Main Ave. Bridge; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Parades; Construction workers; State Route 2 (Ohio) "The boys that built the bridge."--photo verso. The men appear to be parading down the street with an American flag.
7. Main Avenue Bridge celebration, 1939 Main Avenue Bridge celebration, 1939 Bridge construction; Dedications; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Main Ave. Bridge; State Route 2 (Ohio); Parades; Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Celebration on the Main Avenue Bridge. The celebration was most likely held to celebrate the opening of the newly constructed bridge.
8. Men lower girder into place for the construction of the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Men lower girder into place for the construction of the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Main Ave. Bridge; Iron & steel workers; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Bridge construction; Girders; Hoisting machinery Construction of the Main Avenue Bridge. Men are balancing on a steel girder being lowered by a crane as it is put in place. Note: the original photograph is a reverse print.
9. Gorman smashing the Ohio Vintage Model, 1939 Gorman smashing the Ohio Vintage Model, 1939 Dedications; Main Ave. Bridge; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Beauty contestants "Gorman smashing the Ohio Vintage Model with Miss Cleveland, Ohio Style"--photo verso. They are most likely celebrating the opening of the Main Avenue Bridge, which opened to traffic in 1939.
10. New traffic lights on the Main Street Bridge, 1939 New traffic lights on the Main Street Bridge, 1939 Main Ave. Bridge; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Street lights; Cleveland Memorial Shoreway "Traffic safety lighting on the new Main Street Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio. Illumination is provided by 139 Westinghouse sodium butterfly luminaires which enables motorists to see clearly far enough ahead...
11. Main Avenue Bridge going up over Old Main Avenue Main Avenue Bridge going up over Old Main Avenue Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Cuyahoga River; Bridge construction; Bridges, Steel; Main Ave. Bridge; State Route 2 (Ohio); Construction workers; Cleveland Memorial Shoreway View of Main Avenue Bridge during construction in Cleveland, Ohio. View toward the west.
12. Construction workers work on the steel beams of the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Construction workers work on the steel beams of the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); State Route 2 (Ohio); Bridge construction; Construction workers; Steel connections Construction workers build the Main Avenue Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio in 1939, working among the steel beams of the bridge. Note: the original photograph is a reversed print.
13. Traffic under the Main Avenue Bridge. Traffic under the Main Avenue Bridge. Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Bridges, Steel; Bridges, continuous girder; Traffic congestion; Flats; Main Ave. Bridge Traffic under the Main Avenue Bridge.
14. New street lamps on the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 New street lamps on the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Main Ave. Bridge; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Street lights; State Route 2 (Ohio); Cuyahoga River; Night; Cleveland Memorial Shoreway "Sodium vapor lamps provide night traffic safety on Cleveland's new Main Street [Avenue] Bridge roadway. In this photograph the lamps, developed by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co., are...
15. Construction of the Main Avenue Bridge, ramps being constructed to W. 6th and Lakeside, looking west, Construction of the Main Avenue Bridge, ramps being constructed to W. 6th and Lakeside, looking west, 1939 Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); State Route 2 (Ohio); Bridge construction; Lakeside Ave.; West 6th St.; Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Shows the construction of the exit ramp leading from the Main Avenue Bridge to Lakeside Avenue as well as an entrance ramp from W. 6th to the bridge in Cleveland, Ohio. Arrows are drawn on the map to indicate...
16. West shore way, Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 West shore way, Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Main Ave. Bridge; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Cleveland Memorial Shoreway; Bridge construction; Girders; Iron & steel workers Ted Klug and Bob McDowell balance on the girders of the Main Avenue Bridge that is being constructed.
17. Steel workers ride a lift while building the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Steel workers ride a lift while building the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Main Ave. Bridge; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Hoisting machinery; Bridge construction; Iron & steel workers "Steel workers ride a lift to set staging for a new span."--photo verso.
18. Traffic on the deck of the Main Avenue Bridge in 1939 Traffic on the deck of the Main Avenue Bridge in 1939 Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); State Route 2 (Ohio); Cuyahoga River; Bridges, Steel; Cleveland Memorial Shoreway; Main Ave. Bridge View of cars traveling east toward downtown on the deck of the Main Avenue Bridge (State Route 2) in Cleveland, Ohio.
19. Workers straddle iron girders while constructing the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Workers straddle iron girders while constructing the Main Avenue Bridge, 1939 Main Ave. Bridge; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); Bridge construction; Construction workers; Iron & steel workers; Bridges, steel; Cuyahoga River "In cap- George Sacha- 1437 E. 71st signal man."--photo verso.
20. West 28th street ramp of the Main Avenue Bridge (State Route 2) in 1939 West 28th street ramp of the Main Avenue Bridge (State Route 2) in 1939 Main Ave. Bridge; Main Avenue Viaduct (Cleveland, Ohio); State Route 2 (Ohio) "West 28th street ramp of the Main Avenue Bridge."--photo verso.
select all : clear all : add to favorites
results 1-20 of 37 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
powered by CONTENTdm ® | contact us  ^ to top ^